With the launch of the ALTAY Main Battle Tank mass-production facility, Türkiye has gained the capacity to rapidly meet both its own military needs and the demands of allied nations.

Türkiye’s indigenously developed Tayfun ballistic missile completed another successful test. Fired from land toward a sea target, the missile struck with full precision.

Türkiye’s defense and aviation sector increased its exports by 39% in the January–September period, reaching 6 billion dollars, with September alone contributing 574 million dollars.

SSB President Haluk Görgün announced that the KAAN fighter jet and indigenous engine programs are progressing on schedule, emphasizing that KAAN’s future is not dependent on any single foreign engine source and that Türkiye is rapidly advancing toward full independence in engine technologies.

At the IISS Prague Defence Summit, SSB President Haluk Görgün met with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte to discuss Turkey’s growing defense capabilities and their contribution to NATO’s collective deterrence and future vision.

SSB President Haluk Görgün announced that Turkey’s defense and aerospace exports rose by 97.3% in August 2025 to $834 million, bringing total exports for January–August to $5.418 billion — a 45% year-on-year increase.

SSB President Haluk Görgün emphasized that Türkiye’s defense industry has achieved an 83% localization rate by transforming its strategy into technology and technology into products.

Defense Industry Agency (SSB) President Haluk Görgün announced that the Oğulbey Technology Base will serve as a hub for developing next-generation command-control, quantum, and artificial intelligence-based defense technologies.